Flosculum Poeticum Poems Divine and Humane, Panegyrical, Satyrical, Ironical. By P. K. [i.e. Peter Ker] |
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Perillu's Bull: OR A Blow to the Hang-Man. |
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Perillu's Bull: OR A Blow to the Hang-Man.
Thou Homo-brutus (out of doubt)That's Beast within, and Man without;
Whose Name's enough to over vex
Thee Hang-man, or thee Carnifex.
Presum'st thou that thoul't never die,
But live to all Eternity:
To shun the wages, of thy trade:
Which Justice surely will have pay'd.
Thou Wicked Wretch dost thou not fear,
That thou'rt the Scape-goat, that dost bear
The guilt of guiltless Blood that's shed,
By False Accusers; and art made
The Rod, of God's great Indignation:
To Plague, and Punish every Nation.
Know then thou Beast with Humane Face,
As God to Man, gives Grace for Grace.
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That little which he hath; and makes
Him Execute his Just Decrees,
Of Vengeance: as to this agrees
Proud Pharoah, whom he did obdure,
To show his Justice and his Power;
And set him up, that he might be
A Caveat, to Posteritie.
Then (to conclude) O Poor Man know,
Offences sure must come; but woe
To him, by whom: O thrice forlorn!
It had been good he'd ne'r been born.
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